With the new year approaching, JTBC has released a sneak peek at its upcoming 2025 dramas. Ranging from genres like office to fantasy, the upcoming three shows have one thing in common: heralded directors.
Starting off with The Art of Negotiation, this office drama is about a merger and acquisitions (M&A) expert and his capable team. Lee Je-hoon (Chief Detective 1958) leads the group as the silver-haired M&A expert, and joining him in the cast are Kim Dae-myung (Light Shop), Sung Dong-il (The Tale of Lady Ok), and Jang Hyun-sung (Flex x Cop). Directed by PD Ahn Pan-seok who is known for acclaimed classics such as Behind the White Tower and Secret Affair with his latest show being The Midnight Romance in Hagwon, he will be working alongside screenwriter Lee Seung-young in this upcoming series slated for the first half of 2025.
Next on the list is More Beautiful than Heaven (literal title), a fantasy romance starring Kim Hye-ja (Our Blues) and Sohn Seok-gu (A Killer Paradox). The story deals with life after death and what it means to reunite with your loved one in heaven. Directing this unusual pair is PD Kim Seok-yoon (Behind Your Touch) who has worked with Kim on The Light in Your Eyes and Sohn on My Liberation Notes. Also in the cast are PD Kim’s staples Han Ji-min (Behind Your Touch), Lee Jung-eun (Light Shop), and Cheon Ho-jin (The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract) as well as Ryu Deok-hwan (LTNS). Penning the scripts are Lee Nam-kyu (Daily Dose of Sunshine) and Kim Su-jin.
Last but not least, action comedy Good Boy will be hitting the small screen next year. The cast includes Park Bo-gum (Record of Youth), Kim So-hyun (Serendipity’s Embrace), Oh Jung-se (Mr. Plankton), Lee Sang-yi (No Gain No Love), Heo Sung-tae (The Player 2 – Master of Swindlers), and Tae Won-seok (The Player 2 – Master of Swindlers). The drama will be about medalists who become police officers, and Park will play a retired boxer turned crime-fighting detective. Directed by PD Shim Na-yeon (The Good Bad Mother, Beyond Evil) with scripts by Lee Dae-il (Chief of Staff 2), Good Boy will premiere sometime in the first half of 2025.